
CONTENT WARNING
Below is a list of content warnings for We Were Restless Things. Please note that several of them contain spoilers.
A character dies by drowning, and it is narrated in a first-person flashback. Additionally, two other characters nearly drown.
Grief/mourning, specifically the deaths of friends and siblings
References to the child abuse and neglect, both physical and mental, of a supporting character
An asexual main character grapples with feelings of internalized acephobia
Extensive portrayal of an asexual main character’s uncertainty in navigating romantic relationships with her allosexual partners
A character has scars on his arm from previously engaging in self-harm/cutting.
A character flees his abusive family to live first with a friend, then in a tent.
An asexual character consents to sex with her allosexual partner, though she does not experience a desire for sex. She is immediately uncomfortable with the attempt, and they stop.
References to the suicide of a supporting character’s brother
Absent parents. A main character never knew her father. A supporting character’s father left when he was a child, and they have not spoken since.
References to underage drinking and marijuana use by some characters
Some violence, mainly in the form of punching
Some references to characters being bullied in grade school
One character admits to having previously catfished another.